Deep Fried Egg Foo Young Food

EGG FOO YUNG

Steps:

• Mix eggs, vegetables, meat and soy.
• Heat 2 tsp oil in a 4-6 inch skillet over moderate heat for 30 seconds.
• Add 1/3 cup egg mixture and fry as you would a pancake until lightly browned on the bottom, turn over and brown flip side.
• Keep warm (but do not stack), while you fry remaining pancakes, adding more oil if needed and stirring egg mixture before adding to pan.
• Foo Yung Sauce: In a pan, heat broth, soy, sugar and vinegar.
• In a bowl, blend cornstarch and water.
• Add to sauce and cook, stirring, until sauce bubbles and thickens.
• Serve with hot Egg Foo Yung.

EGG FOO YOUNG

Steps:

• Bring the chicken stock and hoisin to a simmer in a small saucepan. Whisk 1 tablespoon water into the cornstarch in a small bowl. Whisk the cornstarch mixture into the sauce, then return to a simmer and cook for 1 minute. Keep warm.
• Mix the pork, cilantro, bean sprouts, carrots, soy sauce, ginger, minced scallions and garlic together in a large bowl using a wooden spoon until well combined. Season with salt and pepper. Add the whisked eggs to the pork mixture and combine.
• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
• Heat a large wok over high heat. Cooking in batches, add 1 tablespoon canola oil and 1 cup of the egg mixture to the wok. Rotate the wok in a circular motion to make a pancake and flip if necessary to cook the center until cooked, about 5 minutes per pancake. Remove to a plate and hold in the warm oven while cooking the remaining egg mixture.
• Garnish with the sesame seeds and sliced scallions and serve with the sauce.

DEEP FRIED EGG FOO YOUNG

Steps:

• 1. Follow steps 1 and 2 of "Basic Pan-Fried Egg Foo Yung". (You may, if you wish, not beat the eggs first but stir them in with the meat and vegetables until well mixed.)2. Heat oil until it foams (it should be about 2-1/2 inches deep). Carefully drop egg mixture into oil with a ladle, tipping the ladle to release the omelets. (For a 3-inch omelet, allow 1/2 cup of egg mixture for a smaller one, 1/4 cup.)3. Let omelet rise to the top (this will take about 2 minutes). Baste with hot oil to brown. Then flip omelet over, using a spoon and spatula, or 2 spoons, and baste to brown the other side. Lift out with a slotted spoon and drain on paper toweling. Keep warm.4. Repeat process until egg mixture is used up. Serve omelets either plain, sprinkled lightly with soy sauce.